I have been out of the basement and out in the world these last few days. Here are a few of my thoughts (scary when I let you see the inside of my head, isn’t it?):
1. Saffron. why is this sold like drugs in a vial and why on earth does it cost almost as much. Yeh, yeh, I know you only need a few threads but seriously, $15.00 for a spice? Do people snort this stuff?
2. Parking lots. Who designs them? And do they have little cameras in their offices just for kicks where they watch people lose their minds trying to park? You will be happy to know I have shed my parking lot rage and have learned to behave myself(ish) – I think the back up camera in the new car may have helped. But I have seen quite a few people with less than stellar behavior these past few days.
3. Turkey. What does a 28 lb. turkey look like when it is walking around? (and have I just ruined everyone’s appetite for the holiday?)
4. Cranberries. What makes them organic and why does that mean they should cost $5.99 a bag?
5. Airports. Why is nothing open at 10:30 at night at LaGuardia? Aren’t we the city that never sleeps?
And last but not least:
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS… why are these up before Thanksgiving!!!
Sorry. that last one is a pet peeve of mine. Not because I am a Jew (hey I don’t yank out the Menorah the second the Halloween candy is gone either), but because I feel the need to savor the moment of one holiday before the next one is out there.
Sorry, but it’s kind of like those people that say the summer is almost over on August 1st.
So folks, my holiday message for you all is to try your best to BE HERE NOW. Where ever that might be. And try to spend at least one day with your glass half full (hopefully with alcohol if you are spending it with family).
Love. Hugs. And a spectacular L-tryptophan induced sleep at the end of the holiday to you all.
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i could cry but i don't have time 
Nice sentiment. Be here now. I’m working on it. I hope your holiday is filled with family, food & joy.
I would question number 1 and your knowledge about drugs being sold in vials but I won’t. Instead, I will wish you and yours’ a beautifully gorgeous tryptophan, alcohol saffron induced day of loveliness.
Be here now. Now be here. In my mind I cannot say one without the other.
Happy Thanksgiving!
lucky for me that I’ll be spending it my chosen family!!